Abstract
In this Article, Professor Brown examines the issues that federal prosecutions of state and local officials pose. The analysis focuses on prosecutions under the mail fraud statute and considers the general debate over the proper scope of federal criminal law. Professor Brodin addresses the question of whether a re-examination of mail fraud would focus on constitutional or statutory issues and by utilizing the Supreme Court case United States v. Lopez examines the question of internal limits on the mail fraud statute.
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- Subject
Courts
Criminal Law
Judges
Law and Economics
Law and Society
Legal Writing and Research
Legislation
State and Local Government Law
- Journal title
Cornell Law Review
- Volume
82
- Pagination
225-300
- Date submitted
7 September 2022
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